New York Times Top Stories
Trump’s Diplomats Act More Like Cowboys. Could That Be a Good Thing?
Sometimes Trump’s unconventional foreign policy just works.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative mixed into fentanyl, has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Regional Theaters Struggle, Some Defy the Odds
Naples, Fla., and Milwaukee are quite different, but have one thing in common: They are home to regional theaters that are thriving.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Turbulent Times of Friedrich Merz
The new chancellor believes the world needs a stronger Germany. He is still navigating how to do it.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About Rob Reiner and His Death
The director’s family said that he and his wife, Michele, had died on Sunday. The police said they had found two bodies at the Reiner home in Los Angeles.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Lai Faces Up to Life in a Hong Kong Jail After Guilty Verdicts
Jimmy Lai, the publisher of a popular tabloid, was convicted of national security charges on Monday after spending decades supporting the city’s vanquished pro-democracy movement.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Victims of the Bondi Beach Shooting
At least 15 people were killed in the attack in Sydney, including a long-serving rabbi in Bondi and a Holocaust survivor.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Prices Soaring, Can New York Survive as a Mecca for the Arts?
The number of artists living in the city has declined after growing sharply between 2004 and 2019. Almost 50 arts venues have closed in the past five years.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Approaches First Investment Decline in 3 Decades
A broad measure of investment fell more than 10 percent in November, continuing a recent reversal and signaling the depth of China’s property crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Bondi Beach Community Rushed to Help Shooting Victims
I lived and worked around Bondi for years. The emergency response tells you everything you need to know about the area.
New York Times Top StoriesRob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78
Mr. Reiner, who was in “All in the Family,” directed films including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “The Princess Bride” and “A Few Good Men.”
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Bodies Found at Home Owned by Director Rob Reiner
The Los Angeles Police Department said it is investigating the deaths as “an apparent homicide.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Said It Would Be Easy to Free Jimmy Lai. He Should Prove It.
The Hong Kong publisher’s fate will reveal whether democracies still have the resolve to defend their own values.
New York Times Top StoriesJeanette Winter, Who Told Children About Artists’ Lives, Dies at 86
Her picture books found models of perseverance and imagination in figures like Emily Dickinson, Georgia O’Keeffe and Benny Goodman.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Lai’s Life, in Photos and Video
He attributed his rags-to-riches ascent to the freedoms of Hong Kong, and has paid a hefty price for defending them.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration
A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues.
New York Times Top StoriesJosé Antonio Kast Elected President of Chile
José Antonio Kast won the race on Sunday after a contest marked by concerns over security and immigration.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
New York Times Top StoriesGunshots at Brown University, Then 12 Hours of Lockdown and Fear
As the shooter remained at large, students sheltered in place in classrooms and basements, waiting for the all clear.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Republicans Accuse D.C. Police of Manipulating Crime Statistics
The committee cited interviews with police commanders in an effort to buttress President Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement and the National Guard deployment in the capital city.
New York Times Top StoriesSyrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say
The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist views, U.S. and Syrian officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry
Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Bondi Beach Shooting Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like
When a slogan’s real meaning comes true.
New York Times Top StoriesHis Job Is to Make the Subway Accessible. His Own Life Fuels His Work.
Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway.
New York Times Top StoriesHospitalized Brown Student Describes Hiding from Shooter
The student, in his first year at Brown, described helping others who were more seriously injured than him as they hid in their classroom.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Tackled and Disarmed One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Video Shows
The video, verified by The New York Times, shows a man sneaking up on one of the shooters who targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky Offers Compromise Before Latest Round of Peace Plan Talks
Ukraine’s president is meeting with U.S. negotiators on the latest plans to try end the war with Russia. He said he would give up hopes of joining NATO, at least for now, if he got strong security guarantees.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Gets Its First Big Snowfall of the Season
The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2019, the National Weather Service said.
New York Times Top StoriesRodney Brooks, the Godfather of Modern Robotics, Says the Field Has Lost Its Way
Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail.
New York Times Top StoriesA Hanukkah Attack
We cover shootings at Bondi Beach, in Australia, and at Brown University.